Kuna Peak
Kuna Peak, southwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation	13,008 ft (3,965 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence	1,922 ft (586 m)[1]
Listing	Western States Climbers Emblem peak[2]
Coordinates	37°48′46″N 119°12′28″W / 37.8127069°N 119.2076479°W / 37.8127069; -119.2076479[3]
Geography
Kuna Peak
Location	Mono and Tuolumne counties, California, U.S.
Parent range	Kuna Crest, Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Koip Peak
Climbing
First ascent	1919 by Walter L. Huber[4]
Easiest route	Traverse from Koip Peak, class 2[4]

Kuna Peak is a summit on the boundary between Mono and Tuolumne counties, in the United States,^[3] is the highest point on Kuna Crest.^[5] With an elevation of 13,008 feet (3,965 m), Kuna Peak is the 146th-highest summit in the state of California,^[6][7] and is the third-highest mountain in Yosemite National Park.^[8][9]

Name

The word Kuna probably derives from a Shoshonean or word meaning "fire," appearing in the Mono dialect of the area, with a meaning of firewood.^[10][11] On the summit, there are many jagged pieces of rock which resemble fire themselves; see Kuna Crest Granodiorite.

Geography

Kuna Peak is flanked by shorter peaks all of which are nearly equal in height, such as Koip Peak, which is a mile to the east, and is 40 feet (12 m) feet lower.^[5] The western side of Kuna Peak is in Yosemite National Park, the eastern side being in the Ansel Adams Wilderness.^[12]

The following features are near Kuna Peak:

• Alger Lakes
• Bingaman Lake
• Donohue Peak
• Koip Glacier
• Koip Peak
• Koip Peak Pass
• Helen Lake
• Kuna Lake
• Kuna Glacier
• Mammoth Peak
• Mono Pass
• Mount Andrea Lawrence
• Mount Lewis
• Parker Pass
• Parker Peak
• Spillway Lake

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